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autumn 2016, ballet, book review, coming of age, dance, dhonielle clayton, school, shiny broken pieces, sona charaipotra, we need diverse books, young adult
“This is my year. This is my turn.
I’ll be the lead soloist. I’ll be chosen for the company. I’ll do whatever it takes.”
Dear reader,
In Shiny Broken Pieces, it’s the start of final year at the American Ballet Conservatory. That means the students are ready for more backstabbing, dirty tricks and occasionally rehearsing (though that mostly takes a back seat – convoluted schemes are a bigger priority). With company auditions looming, the stakes are higher than ever for legacy dancer Bette, outsider June and free-spirit Gigi.
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